2009 NCAA VIII Award Finalist
2008 & 2009 WCC All-Academic Honoree
2008 NSCAA/adidas All-Far West Scholar Athlete, 2008
A local product from Pleasanton, not only helped Santa Clarawin two WCC Championships but was a finalist for the NCAA's TopVIII award given to the most accomplished student-athlete in NCAADivision I. Was a four-year letter winner and two-year starterwhile also maintaining a 3.89 GPA in Santa Clara's school ofBusiness. He was an NSCAA/adidas All-West Region Scholar athlete, aWCC All-Academic Team honoree and a Presidential Scholar. He rankedamong the top 10% in SCU's Business School and is part of the ACEhonors program... He has served four years on the Student AthleteAdvisory Council and 2 years as its President.
SENIOR (2009): Outstanding student andcandidate for the NCAA VIII Award, given to the most accomplishedstudent-athlete in the nation ... 2009 WCC Fall All-AcademicHonorable Mention ... played in 19 contests, starting 13 ... scoreda goal at LMU (Oct. 16) ... registered an assist vs. USD ... tookthree shots vs. Stanford (Sep. 17) ... shot twice vs. Long Island(Sep. 7), at California (Sep. 20), at Gonzaga (Oct. 30) and vs. LMU(Nov. 13).
JUNIOR (2008): Saw action in 19 games, startingin 15 ... recorded three points on one goal and one assist ...named WCC All-Academic ... earned NSCAA/adidas All-Far West ScholarAthlete honors ... started in the first two games of the season forthe Broncos ... scored his first goal of the year against UIC(Sept. 1) ... earned his first assist of the year on StephenMcCarthy's game-tying goal against San Jose State (Sept. 24).
SOPHOMORE (2007): Made season debut on Aug. 31vs. Alabama A&M... appeared as a sub vs. Portland Oct. 19 ...came on in central defense vs. Saint Mary's on Nov. 11 ... scoredfirst career goal on Nov. 18 at Portland ... made first postseasonappearance on Nov. 28 vs. UCLA in NCAA second round ... madeappearance on Dec. 1 vs. Notre Dame in NCAA third round.
FRESHMAN (2006): Made collegiate debut againstNiagara on Sept. 4 ... appeared in second straight game on Sept. 8vs. St. Louis ... appeared in eight matches in first season both asa forward and defender.
HIGH SCHOOL: 2006 graduate of Amador ValleyHigh School ... played for coaches Ken Villegas and Rob Flores atAmador Valley ... team reached North Coast Section quarterfinals... named team MVP and captain as a senior ... earned first-teamAll-EBAL in both junior and senior years ... All-Contra CostaTimes and All-Herald East Bay Selection ... helpedorganize Toy Drives at Amador Valley.
PERSONAL DATA: Son of Paul and Fiona Smith ...born in Dundee, Scotland ... now resides in Pleasanton, Calif. ...has one brother, Andrew, and one sister, Ailsa ... likes tosnowboard ... also enjoys music, movies and traveling ... major isaccounting.
